Nov 28
Ckevin - the one-horned rhino.
Another rhino - way in the distance in the water.
There is a stork in the tree.
There is a deer in there somewhere - spotted deer you can see through the bushes - you can maybe see an antler.
Kumari is our ‘room number’. This is the hut we have for two nights (two people per hut - it is bigger than some of our hotel rooms we’ve had, it has more power sockets, and is quite comfortable.
Proof I am allowed in Nepal.
Where I am blue dot and star in the lower middle), where I was (Lumbini is the star on the bottom left, the town Butwal is where we slept on the 26th, the red dot near my current location is where we spotted the rhinos, deer, mongoose, peacocks, lots of other birds, and someone thought they saw a crocodile, the green line shows where we are headed tomorrow morning (Pokhara). The K for Kathmandu is just showing up on the right hand side.
After arriving in Nepal and sampling some local beer in Butwal, we headed to Lumbini (Buddha’s birthplace) and then continued onto Chitwan National Park near the Mahabharat Range in the Narayna river valley. We are staying at community stay village. Where the village is geared for tourists that want to visit Chitwan and have a positive (slightly less terrible) impact on the locals. Tourism is an important industry in Nepal, the 2015 earthquake significantly reduced the number of visitors to Nepal, and thus impacted the economy. So although Barauli was not damaged directly by the earthquake the lack of visitors was devastating. It is a nice place and is well-appointed. Fairly reliable electricity and internet. Filtered water and really nice HUTS that are owned by people in the village. Hot water is hot or miss, but it was like that in India too.
This morning we did a 4x4 tour of parts of Chitwan and saw 6 one-horned rhinos (including two moms each with a baby). The best picture opportunity came with a lone male - we called him Ckevin (the c is silent).
Ckevin - the one-horned rhino.
Another rhino - way in the distance in the water.
There is a stork in the tree.
There is a deer in there somewhere - spotted deer you can see through the bushes - you can maybe see an antler.
Kumari is our ‘room number’. This is the hut we have for two nights (two people per hut - it is bigger than some of our hotel rooms we’ve had, it has more power sockets, and is quite comfortable.
Another safari shot.
Proof I am allowed in Nepal.
Where I am blue dot and star in the lower middle), where I was (Lumbini is the star on the bottom left, the town Butwal is where we slept on the 26th, the red dot near my current location is where we spotted the rhinos, deer, mongoose, peacocks, lots of other birds, and someone thought they saw a crocodile, the green line shows where we are headed tomorrow morning (Pokhara). The K for Kathmandu is just showing up on the right hand side.
Excellent map, Jac.
ReplyDeleteI am intrigued - it might be a typo but, the "filtered water and really nice guys that are owned by the people in the village..." I can't guess what might be really nice and owned by the village people, so it must be "guys". What do they do? xo love Mom
Really nice HUTS ... of course.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the clarification.
xo